Head of Information Security

About Athena Athena (  ) pairs world-class leaders with elite executive assistants. It’s where some of the most powerful partnerships in the world get built.

Our clients are founders, executives, and leaders whose ambition exceeds their time. Athena is the first company to build a human-in-the-loop executive support system, combining trained Executive Assistants with market-leading AI to help them stay organized, follow through on priorities, and operate at their highest level.

Athena is one of the largest companies in this category, with 3,000+ clients and over $100M in annual run rate. Our clients include Uber, Shopify, and Goldman Sachs.

We are fully global, working across time zones and cultures. Joining Athena means creating something that fundamentally changes how people live and work and brings extraordinary achievement within reach.

Who We’re Looking For We’re looking for people who take their work seriously and want to get better  should be thoughtful in how you approach problems, willing to take ownership, and able to follow through without constant direction. You ask questions when something doesn’t make sense, and you care about getting the details right.

You should be comfortable working with people who have high expectations and limited time. That means being clear, responsive, and reliable.

We’re also looking for people who are interested in how this role is changing. The way work gets done is in flux between people, systems, and AI. We want people who are curious about that and willing to adapt as technology evolves.

You don’t need to know everything on day one, but you should be able to learn quickly and apply what you learn.

Role Overview We are looking for a Head of Info Sec Operations to lead the day-to-day execution of our cybersecurity operations, security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and client-facing security assurance.

This role will bridge the gap between security strategy and tactical execution. The ideal candidate is hands-on, operationally strong, calm under pressure, and able to work cross-functionally with IT, Engineering, Dev Ops, Product, Legal, Compliance, Sales, and Customer  addition to leading internal security operations, this person will serve as a key point of contact for client security questions, customer due diligence, security questionnaires, vendor risk reviews, and enterprise security discussions.

Key Responsibilities Security Operations & Incident Response Lead and continuously improve the company’s security operations function, including monitoring, detection, investigation, response, and remediation.

Serve as incident commander for major cybersecurity incidents, leading triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.

Own the operational incident response process, including playbooks, escalation paths, communication procedures, and readiness exercises.

Ensure proper logging, monitoring, alerting, and security visibility across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, network, and application environments.

Oversee threat detection, threat hunting, security investigations, malware analysis, and forensic response activities.

Establish and track security operations metrics such as mean time to detect, mean time to respond, alert quality, incident volume, and remediation timelines.

Conduct tabletop exercises, simulations, and regular readiness reviews to improve incident response maturity.

Vulnerability Management & Risk Reduction Own the vulnerability management program, including scanning, prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.

Coordinate penetration testing, external assessments, and remediation follow-up with Engineering, Dev Ops, IT, and Product teams.

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